Monday, March 21, 2016

I have recieved this viral email message before. This is about the message written by a father to his children. I would have written the same message to my two children. (In fact, I had. There is a link to my article at the end of this post.) It is very easy to write messages. But the disappointing experience is that no one is listening. Below is the message:

Dear son and daughter,

I am writing this to you because of 3 reasons

1. Life, fortune and mishaps are unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early.

2. I am your father, and if I don't tell you these, no one else will.

3. What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps
could save you a lot of unnecessary heartaches. Remember the following
as you go through life: 1. Do not bear
grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one has the
responsibility of treating you well, except your mother and I.

To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it and be thankful,
and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone has a motive for
every move. When a person is good to you, it does not mean he really
likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard him as a real
friend.

2. No one is indispensable, nothing is in the world that you must possess. Once you understand this idea, it would be easier for you to go through
life when people around you don't want you anymore, or when you lose
what/who you love the most.

3. Life is short. When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would find that life is
leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the better you enjoy
life.

4. Love is but a transient feeling, and this
feeling would fade with time and with one's mood. If your so called
loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and
sadness. Don't over exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love.

5.A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that
does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard! Whatever
knowledge you gain is your weapon in life. One can go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!

6.I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, neither
would I financially support your whole life. My responsibility as a
supporter ends when you are grown up. After that, you decide whether
you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine, whether
rich or poor.

7. You honour your words, but don't
expect others to be so. You can be good to people, but don't expect
people to be good to you. If you don't understand this, you would end up
with unnecessary troubles.

8. I have bought lotteries
for umpteen years, but I could never strike any prize. That shows if you
want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch! (This is my addition: I still buy lotteries as I still have HOPE!)

9. No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we
have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life.